> From: Hagar Delest [mailto:[email protected]]
> I still believe that MS will *never* agree with a real > standard. That would be the end of their lock-in policy and > the loss of their market shares. Yes, that's a problem, and it is a primarily a 'political' problem. But there are also some objective technical problems that prevent a completely neutral standard. e.g. the document: http://publica.fraunhofer.de/documents/N-104763.html this gives some insights. (for the experts among us: yes, I know about the conditions under which the document originated) > > BTW, there are 2 flavors of OOXML. Which one should be > considered? I think in what Jürgen appeals is about the standard that was based on that of the OSBA project, see: http://www.osb-alliance.de/working-groups/projekte/ooxml-filter/projektergebnisse- ooxml-filter/ Greetings, Jörg --------------------------------------------------------------------- To unsubscribe, e-mail: [email protected] For additional commands, e-mail: [email protected]
